I'm in Your Mind Fuzz

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I'm in Your Mind Fuzz
I'm in Your Mind Fuzz King Gizzard.jpg
Studio album by
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
Released31 October 2014 (2014-10-31)
Studio
  • Daptone, Brooklyn (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7)
  • A Secret Location, Melbourne (tracks 2, 5, 8-10)
  • Hunter Mountain, New York (add.)
Genre
Length42:05
Label
Producer Stu Mackenzie
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard chronology
Oddments
(2014)		I'm in Your Mind Fuzz
(2014)		 Quarters!
(2015)
Singles from I'm in Your Mind Fuzz
  1. "Cellophane"
    Released: 17 November 2014
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 75/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Exclaim! 7/10 [3]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]
Pitchfork 7/10 [5]

I'm in Your Mind Fuzz is the fifth studio album by Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. It was released on 31 October 2014 on Flightless Records in Australia, just over a week later on 11 November in the United States on Castle Face Records, [6] and on 1 December that same year on Heavenly Records worldwide. [7] At the J Awards of 2014, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year. [8] I'm in Your Mind Fuzz was the band's first album to chart on the ARIA charts, peaking at number 85.

Contents

Background

I'm in Your Mind Fuzz was King Gizzard's first release with Heavenly Records and Castle Face Records, serving as their worldwide debut as prior albums had only been released domestically by Flightless at that point. [9] [10] The band released the track "Cellophane" on SoundCloud as the lead single on 14 September 2014, [9] followed by a 3D music video for the song two days later. [6] On 6 November, a week after the album had released in Australia, the band released a music video for the song "Satan Speeds Up". [7]

Music

The album has been described as psychedelic rock [11] [12] [13] [14] and garage rock. [15] [16]

Track listing

Vinyl releases have tracks 1–6 on Side A, and tracks 7–10 on Side B. [17]

I'm in Your Mind Fuzz track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm in Your Mind" Stu Mackenzie 3:34
2."I'm Not in Your Mind"Mackenzie2:58
3."Cellophane"Mackenzie3:11
4."I'm in Your Mind Fuzz"Mackenzie2:52
5."Empty"Mackenzie4:11
6."Hot Water"
3:24
7."Am I in Heaven?"Mackenzie7:06
8."Slow Jam 1"Mackenzie2:55
9."Satan Speeds Up"Mackenzie3:39
10."Her and I (Slow Jam 2)"Mackenzie8:15
Total length:42:05

Personnel

Credits for I'm in Your Mind Fuzz adapted from liner notes. [18]

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard

Production

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References

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  17. ↑ I'm in Your Mind Fuzz at Discogs (list of releases)
  18. ↑ Track listing and credits as per liner notes for I'm in Your Mind Fuzz album
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